An Irish toy company has made the world's first doll with a cochlear implant.
Arklu in Letterkenny in Donegal came up with the idea as part of its policy to introduce more diversity into the market.
The doll called 'Mia' is an avid wildlife photographer - who happens to be hearing impaired and wears a cochlear implant.
Irish toy company @Lottie_dolls
has made the world's first doll with a cochlear implant.More about 'Mia' in the #NationalLunchtimeNews at 1 @TodayFMNews#Tune In pic.twitter.com/Cm5HAYtUWS
— Susan Keogh (@suskeogh) November 13, 2017
Susan Keogh has been speaking to Ian Harkin Managing Directer of Arklu about where the idea came from: